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Camu Tao
Tero Smith (June 26, 1977 – May 25, 2008), better known by his stage name Camu Tao, was an American rapper, singer, and producer. Early life Tao was born Tero Smith in Columbus, Ohio, on June 26, 1977. Career Tao was signed to Definitive Jux. He was a member of several groups: S.A. Smash, The Weathermen, Central Services (with El-P), and the music collective Cardboard City. He was also part of the MHz crew with Copywrite, RJD2, Jakki tha Motamouth, and Tage Future. Partnering with Cage to form Nighthawks, the two crafted an album during a single three-day creative session. Death Tao died of lung cancer at the age of 30 on May 25, 2008, two years after being diagnosed. Legacy At the time of his death, Tao was producing a song for Cage's ''I Never Knew You'' EP and working on his first solo album for Definitive Jux. On July 9, 2009, El-P announced via Twitter that Tao's album '' King of Hearts'' was finished and would be released on October 20, 2009. It was eventually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and the third-most populous state capital. Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County; it also extends into Delaware and Fairfield counties. It is the core city of the Columbus metropolitan area, which encompasses 10 counties in central Ohio. The metropolitan area had a population of 2,138,926 in 2020, making it the largest entirely in Ohio and 32nd-largest in the U.S. Columbus originated as numerous Native American settlements on the banks of the Scioto River. Franklinton, now a city neighborhood, was the first European settlement, laid out in 1797. The city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and laid out to become the state capital. The city was named for Italian explorer Christopher Colu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twitter
Twitter is an online social media and social networking service owned and operated by American company Twitter, Inc., on which users post and interact with 280-character-long messages known as "tweets". Registered users can post, like, and ' retweet' tweets, while unregistered users only have the ability to read public tweets. Users interact with Twitter through browser or mobile frontend software, or programmatically via its APIs. Twitter was created by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams in March 2006 and launched in July of that year. Twitter, Inc. is based in San Francisco, California and has more than 25 offices around the world. , more than 100 million users posted 340 million tweets a day, and the service handled an average of 1.6 billion search queries per day. In 2013, it was one of the ten most-visited websites and has been described as "the SMS of the Internet". , Twitter had more than 330 million monthly active users. In practice, the va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Dialogue
''Black Dialogue'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop group The Perceptionists. It was released on Definitive Jux on March 22, 2005. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''Black Dialogue'' received an average score of 81, based on 7 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying, "Lif and Akrobatik have a long history, so they sound natural as brainy verse-swapping partners, and they're sharp throughout, whether they have their sights set on the Bush Administration or are simply batting boasts back and forth." Nathan Rabin of ''The A.V. Club'' said, "on the whole, ''Black Dialogue'' emerges as a triumph, an impassioned 12-track hip-hop manifesto even a mother could love, assuming of course, she hasn't affixed a Bush/Cheney sticker on the bumper of the family station wagon." Dylan Hicks of '' City Pages'' called it "a leftist pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Perceptionists
The Perceptionists is an American hip hop group from Boston, Massachusetts. The group initially had three members: Mr. Lif, Akrobatik, and DJ Fakts One. The group was signed to the Definitive Jux label. In 2005, the trio released a studio album, ''Black Dialogue''. Shortly after the release of ''Black Dialogue'', DJ Fakts One left the group. In 2017, they released their second studio album '' Resolution'', with Mr. Lif and Akrobatik as the only two members of the group performing on the album. Members Current * Mr. Lif (Jeffrey Haynes) – rapper * Akrobatik (Jared Bridgeman) – rapper Former * DJ Fakts One (Jason Goler) – producer, DJ Discography Studio albums * ''Black Dialogue'' (2005) * '' Resolution'' (2017) Live albums * ''Live and Direct'' (2005) Remix albums * ''Low Resolution'' (2018) Mixtapes * ''The Razor'' (2004) Singles * "Medical Aid" (2004) * "Memorial Day" (2004) * "Blo" (2005) * "Black Dialogue" (2005) * "The Razor" (2005) References External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fast Cars, Danger, Fire And Knives
''Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives'' is an EP by American hip hop artist Aesop Rock. Released via the Definitive Jux label on February 22, 2005, the record is produced by Blockhead and Aesop Rock himself, with the former producing three tracks and the latter producing four, with one track produced by Rob Sonic. Vocals are handled by Aesop Rock, with guest appearances from Camu Tao and Metro of S.A. Smash and Definitive Jux label head El-P. All scratches are performed by DJ Big Wiz. Release The initial pressing of the EP on CD (catalogue number DJX106) was packaged as a slimline CD case inside a cardboard cover along with an 88-page booklet named ''The Living Human Curiosity Sideshow'', which contained the EP's lyrics as well as the never-before published lyrics to Aesop's other in-print records, ''Float'', '' Labor Days'', '' Daylight'', and '' Bazooka Tooth'', and new photographs and artwork. The record's art as a whole, in keeping with the title of the lyric book, is design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantastic Damage
''Fantastic Damage'' is the first solo studio album by American hip hop artist El-P. It was released through Definitive Jux on May 14, 2002. It peaked at number 198 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Music videos were created for "Stepfather Factory" and "Deep Space 9mm". ''Fandam Plus: Instrumentals, Remixes, Lyrics & Video'' was released through Definitive Jux on October 1, 2002. Production The majority of ''Fantastic Damage'' was made after the breakup of El-P's previous group Company Flow. El-P recorded the album in his bedroom in Brooklyn using turntables, an Ensoniq EPS-16 Plus sampler, a Kaoss Pad and an Oberheim OB12 synthesizer. According to El-P, he primarily used a DA-88 and "barely touched ProTools." It took over a year and a half to record the album. Public Enemy was a big influence on El-P's production style on the album. The album contains references to Philip K. Dick and George Orwell, who El-P credits as influences on his worldview and lyrics. Critical recep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nighthawks (Nighthawks Album)
''Nighthawks'' is the only studio album by American hip hop duo Nighthawks, which consisted of rappers Cage (rapper), Cage and Camu Tao. It was released on November 26, 2002 under Eastern Conference Records. The album is a rap opera concept album. Background ''Nighthawks'' came to be through Cage's love for police movies. It puts Cage and Camu Tao in the personas of fictional police detectives "Deke DaSilva" and "Matthew Fox". The album was created in a one-week creative binge. Music The album is mostly produced by Camu Tao and DJ Mighty Mi, with one song's production by DJ Trueskillz. Guest appearances include Tame One, Metro of S.A. Smash, Space and The High & Mighty. Track listing References External links Nighthawksat Bandcamp Nighthawks at Discogs {{DEFAULTSORT:Nighthawks (Cage and Camu Tao album) 2002 debut albums Cage (rapper) albums Eastern Conference Records albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run The Jewels 3
''Run the Jewels 3'' is the third studio album by American hip hop duo Run the Jewels, which consists of rappers El-P and Killer Mike. It was self-released through their Run the Jewels, Inc. imprint via RBC Records digitally on December 24, 2016, and physically on January 13, 2017. The album serves as the follow-up to their 2014 album, ''Run the Jewels 2''. It features guest appearances from Danny Brown, Joi, Trina, Boots, Tunde Adebimpe, Zack de la Rocha, and Kamasi Washington. The album was supported by three singles: "Talk to Me", "2100", and " Legend Has It". Similar to ''Run the Jewels 2'', it was released as a free download on their website as well as being physically released on CD and LP. Much like its predecessors, ''Run the Jewels 3'' received widespread acclaim from critics. It debuted at number 35 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, with 23,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, and later peaked at number 13 on the chart. Background ''Run the Jewels 3'' was first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run The Jewels
Run the Jewels, also known by the initials RTJ, is an American hip hop super-duo composed of Brooklyn-based rapper and producer El-P and Atlanta-based rapper Killer Mike. They released their critically acclaimed self-titled debut studio album as a free download in 2013 and have since released the follow-up albums ''Run the Jewels 2'' (2014), ''Run the Jewels 3'' (2016), and '' RTJ4'' (2020), all of which have been released for free and received critical acclaim. History Formation and ''Run the Jewels'' (2011–2013) El-P was active professionally in music from the early 1990s, first with Company Flow and then as a solo artist and in-demand producer for others. Killer Mike's recording debut was in 2000 with Outkast on the Stankonia album, and his solo debut appeared in 2003. The duo were first introduced to each other by Cartoon Network executive Jason DeMarco in 2011. El-P later produced Mike's 2012 album '' R.A.P. Music'', which was soon followed by Mike's appearance on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cancer 4 Cure
''Cancer 4 Cure'' is the third solo studio album by American rapper and producer El-P. It was released through Fat Possum Records on May 22, 2012. It peaked at No. 71 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Background The album is dedicated to El-P's friend and fellow rapper Camu Tao, who died of lung cancer in May 2008 at the age of 30. In an interview with ''Rolling Stone'', El-P said, "Camu was a huge inspiration on this record, mostly because he had a huge effect on my life and who I am." He elaborated, "I think that I'm trying to create an idea or illustrate a thought pattern, just because there's darkness that I see and think about, it doesn't mean I've given into it. I think the record is ultimately about not giving into it. For the most part I'm struggling with that darkness throughout the record. When I say it's about wanting to live, I just say that because that's how I feel. When you get hit with death, sometimes as horrible as it is, one of the things that can come out of i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's AdSense program, which seeks to generate more revenue for both parties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Impossible Kid (album)
''The Impossible Kid'' is the seventh studio album by American hip hop artist Aesop Rock. It was released on April 29, 2016 through Rhymesayers Entertainment. The production was handled by Aesop Rock himself. The cover art was created by Alex Pardee. To accompany the release of the album, Rob Shaw directed an abridged shot-for-shot remake of '' The Shining'' using small figurines, which was set to the album in its entirety. Additionally, music videos were created for "Rings", "Blood Sandwich", "Lazy Eye", "Dorks", "Kirby", "Shrunk", and "Get Out of the Car"; released eight years after the death of the song's subject and Aesop's good friend, Camu Tao. Reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''The Impossible Kid'' received an average score of 85 based on 11 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Kyle Mullin of ''Exclaim!'' gave the album an 8 out of 10 and said: "For years, Aesop Rock has been beloved for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
